The trouble with Nettles

I have written several times on this blog about urtification with Stinging Nettles for pain. I am a nettle fan! The trouble with nettles is you can’t carry them around like you could with a Tens Machine, say, as one … Continue reading →

I fear to say it in case I upset Fate, about CBD and nettles

This is my fourth day virtually pain free. I fear to speak it out loud in case it’s a karmic glitch! Just like my 2017 episode, I have tried every conceivable way to get rid of 1. piriformis syndrome, 2. … Continue reading →

In praise of stinging nettles

Several years ago, I wrecked my shoulder metal detecting. In the beginning, Mr Furlong worked the machine and did heavy digging. I could work the probe! But then he had, first, a mini stroke and then a heart attack, So … Continue reading →

Peas and nettles

This morning I sat with my wrist draped over a frozen peas packet. It’s quite painful. But maybe the icy pain is just a distraction from the real pain.

Dogs and nettles – solution

The Furlong dog has just been to the vet again. In chatting to the vet, I said “Why is it he can stick his nose on a stinging nettle and doesn’t seem to get stung?” And the vet said “Oh, … Continue reading →

New nettles from old

The best stinging nettles are not always easy to find. The best ones STING.

Stinging nettles for hay fever

One of the Furlong daughters suffers from bad hay fever. I gave her a lovely gift. It was my winter stinging nettle – a good stinger – that has recovered wonderfully from its indoor sojourn by being out in the … Continue reading →

Stinging nettles and diabetes

I am a peripheral diabetic – Type 11 threatening but not actually. For a year I have controlled my blood sugar with diet.

Stinging nettles and pain

A year ago, I wrecked my shoulder metal detecting. In the beginning, Mr Furlong worked the machine and did heavy digging. I could work the probe! But then he had, first, a mini stroke and then a heart attack, So … Continue reading →

I got fired

Yesterday was our interview with a gardener chap. We wished to employ him on a monthly basis to pop in and clean up our small garden. Much of it is gravelled or paved. Our garden might be small, but I … Continue reading →